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iPods Becoming Entrenched In Major League Baseball

Posted by samzenpus on from the You-can-observe-a-lot-just-by-watching dept.

DreadfulGrape writes "ESPN.com reports on how video iPods are being used increasingly by baseball players to study opponents' game footage. In fact, Houston Astros' pitcher Jason Jennings credits the device with improving his game last summer." Jennings says, "Eventually, more than two-thirds of the roster had piled on and turned this team into baseball's official iSquad. Every player gets his own custom set of videos loaded onto his personal iPod, sorted by date, hitter, pitcher and opponent — and updated every week or so."

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  1. Baseball by EvilErik · · Score: -1, Troll

    Baseball, isn't that cricket for people with short attention spans?

    1. Re:Baseball by evamedia · · Score: 0, Troll

      Surprised you'd heard of the Aussies, are they in the "World" series?

  2. mmm random advertisement by tomstdenis · · Score: -1, Troll

    MLB players use iPods? OMG NO WAI I MUST own one now!!!!!

    Why is this article news?

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  3. Cheaters by szembek · · Score: -1, Troll

    Maybe they should focus a little more on not taking steroids and HGH. What a bunch of cheaters. I hope Barry Bonds' head explodes before he breaks Hank's record.

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  4. AwesOme fp. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    who ar3 inte,rsted